The American Music Awards were held this past Sunday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and it was a huge night for Justin Bieber. On top of two outstanding performances he gave, Justin also took home three awards — including the top award of the night.

The first award that Justin won was also the first award of the night that was handed out. It was for favourite pop/rock male artist and upon acceptance, he thanked and dedicated it to just about everyone, including “the haters” and his fans.

Justin’s second award came when Jenny McCarthy presented the best award for favorite pop/rock album. It went to Bieber for his album “Believe,” and as he came up on stage to get his award, McCarthy doused him in kisses, saying that Justin was “just so cute!” Laughing afterwards, Bieber said half-jokingly, “I feel so violated right now.”

But the big moment of the night came as Justin faced other top competitors for artist of the year. Rihanna, Drake, Maroon 5, and Katy Perry were all also up for the award. After Bieber’s name was called, he pulled his mom (who came in lieu of recent ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez) up on stage with him. Choosing to be a better winner than he was in his first acceptance speech, Bieber focused on his roots. During his speech he turned to his mom and said, “I wanted to thank you for always believing in me.” He also turned back towards his fans and asked that they too, continue to believe in him.

That wasn’t it for Justin on his big night, though. He also performed two different songs. One was a soft acoustic of his song “As Long as You Love Me,” in which Justin took over the duties of Big Sean, rapping certain lyrics himself. He also performed the high-tempo song, “Beauty and the Beat,” in which Nicki Minaj joined him onstage to perform alongside him.